City of Nome Finalizes $17.9 Million Budget for 2025
The Nome Common Council finalized the city’s fiscal year 2025 budget during its meeting on Monday, June 10. The approved General Municipal Fund Budget stands at $17,948,567.33, reflecting a slight decrease from the 2024 fiscal year’s amended budget. A $2,390,600.97 deficit is expected and will be financed through appropriations. Revenues Sales tax continues to be […]
UAF NW Campus Director Barbara Amarok Retires
Updated 06/13/2024 with a statement from University of Alaska Fairbanks College of Indigenous Studies. Barbara Amarok, Director of the University of Alaska Fairbanks Northwest Campus (UAF NW), resigned from her position on Friday, May 31. Amarok served as Director of the Nome-based campus since June 2019. According to UAF NW, Amarok is retiring. Amarok is […]
Two Students From White Mountain Headed to Civics Bee State Final
Two middle schoolers from White Mountain School are headed to Anchorage for the state finals of the National Civics Bee. The students were selected as finalists for the competition now entering its third year. McKenna Smith and Denah Barr will compete at the event June 13 in Anchorage. The soon-to-be eighth graders submitted essays to […]
Nome Resident, Mt. Edgecumbe Graduate Headed to Harvard
From the tundra to the Ivy League- Nome resident and 2024 Mt. Edgecumbe High School (MEHS) graduate is heading to Harvard in the fall. Cash Arrington applied to 18 colleges in hopes of at least one admission. To his surprise, the most attractive offer came from the one school he wasn’t even expecting to say […]
Nome Beltz Math Teacher Helps Students Look and Feel Their Best on Prom Night
Finding the right dress, picking out the perfect shoes, and choosing coordinated corsages and boutonnieres are an annual right of passage for high schoolers attending prom. Kids in rural Alaska however face special challenges getting ready for the big night. An 18 year old might be able to pop into a department store or formal […]
Nome-Beltz Athletes Overcome Hurdles in First-Ever Big C Relay Track and Field Meet
Students on the Nome-Beltz Track and Field team pose for a photo on the indoor track at The Dome in Anchorage, Alaska. Photo courtesy of Ryan Fox. The Nome-Beltz Middle High School Nanooks took to the track the weekend of April 6-7 to participate in the Russ Edwards Big C Relay competition held in Anchorage […]
Brevig Mission School Principal Receives Regional Award
Ginger Crockett, Principal of Brevig Mission School and 2024 Region 1 Principal of the Year. Photo courtesy of Ginger Crockett. Ginger Crockett, Principal of Brevig Mission School has earned the title of AASSP Region 1 Principal of the Year. Crockett has spent the entirety of her career in education serving students at Brevig Mission School, […]
Cultural Celebration Meets Education at Shishmaref’s Inupiaq Days
Adrian Pleasant and Shishmaref School Science Teacher Ken Stenek exchange words at halftime of a semifinal game at the Spring Carnival. Ben Townsend photo. The subtle squeak of sneakers and persistent percussion of bouncing basketballs permeate the halls of Shishmaref School as snowmachines from all over town- and region- lay idle in drifts of snow […]
With State Funding in Limbo, Nome Public Schools Presents 2025 Budget to City
Nome-Beltz Middle High School sits amongst snow as temporary fixes to an aging roof cause persistent trouble for maintenance crews. KNOM stock photo. April 10, 2024 Ben Townsend, News Director At a Nome City Council meeting held on Monday, April 8, Jamie Burgess, Superintendent of Nome Public Schools (NPS), laid out the financial landscape facing […]
Alaska House of Representatives Passes Midnight Bill to Secure Funding for Rural Schools
Aerial view of Unalakleet, KNOM photo. March 22, 2024 Sarah Swartz, News Reporter The Alaska State House of Representatives removed a key line item from SB 140, an education bill vetoed last week by Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy. While the future of the proposed $200 million budget for Alaska’s public schools hangs in the balance, […]